An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a crazed passenger threatened to blow up the plane. The flight from New York was an hour away from its destination in Chicago when travelers Sunday heard screaming coming from the back of the plane. A man was “yelling, ‘No, no, no,’ and he can’t get off the plane, and he didn’t take his meds,” passenger Gerry Sutofsky told CBS News. Margaret Weinstock said she heard the “aggressive” passenger threaten to blow up the plane and “kill you all,” adding that it seemed like “he was ready to attack the flight attendants.” The plane’s pilots diverted the flight due to the increasingly dangerous situation and made an emergency landing at 11:08 a.m. at the Detroit Metro Airport. The passenger was removed from the flight, after which authorities conducted a search for potential explosives “out of an abundance of caution.” “There was a guy who came on the plane with a machine gun, and we’re being told, ‘Put your head down and hands up,’” Esther Sutofsky told CBS about the traumatizing experience. The passengers made it to Chicago eight hours after their original arrival time. “American Airlines flight 2819 diverted to Detroit (DTW) due to a disruptive customer. The aircraft landed safely at DTW where law enforcement and medical personnel met the flight and the customer deplaned. We appreciate our customers for their patience and thank our crew for their professionalism,” the airline told The Daily Beast.
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